Following are the tope foreign stories at 2000 hours

Following are the tope foreign stories at 2000 hours:

FGN44 LANKA-BLASTS-POLITICS

'Tussle for power between Prez Sirisena and PM Wickremesinghe proves costly for Lanka'

Colombo: The political tussle between Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe caused a catastrophic security lapse, allowing a little-known radical Islamic group to carry out the country's worst terror attack on Easter Sunday, Lankan media and ministers have said.

FGN37 LANKA-LDALL BLASTS

ISIS claims Lanka Easter blasts as toll rises to 321

Colombo: Sri Lanka's worst terror attack targeting churches and luxury hotels that killed 321 people on Easter Sunday was claimed by the Islamic State even as a senior minister informed Parliament Tuesday that initial probe suggested local Islamist extremists carried out the devastating blasts in retaliation for the shootings in New Zealand mosques

FGN43 UN-LANKA-BLASTS

UNSC strongly condemns 'heinous and cowardly' terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka

United Nations: The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the series of "heinous and cowardly" terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter that killed 321 people, underlining the need to bring perpetrators, organisers, financiers of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice. By Yoshita Singh

FGN31 LANKA-BLASTS-PROBE-2NDLD MINISTER

Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings a revenge attack for Christchurch carnage: minister

Colombo: Sri Lanka's worst terror attack targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday was carried out by local Islamist extremists in retaliation for the mosque shootings in New Zealand, a senior minister informed Parliament on Tuesday, citing results of the initial probe.

 

FGN49 CHINA-INDIA-NAVY

Indian battle ships take part in Chinese navy's biggest fleet review, Pakistan gives it a miss

Beijing: Two Indian battle ships, including the biggest indigenously built stealth destroyer INS Kolkata, on Tuesday took part in the Chinese navy's fleet review as the world's fastest growing navy celebrated its 70th anniversary.

FGN 24LANKA-BLASTS-ARRESTS

40 arrested in Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka: Police

Colombo: Forty suspects, including the driver of a van allegedly used by the suicide bombers, have been arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks which shook Sri Lanka and killed over 300 people, as the government declared a state of emergency, a police official said Tuesday.

FGN20 LANKA-BLASTS-SHANGRILA

Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo closed until further notice

Colombo: Shangri-La hotel, Colombo will be closed till further notice, a senior hotel official said Tuesday, after the five-star property was attacked by a suicide bomber on Easter Sunday that killed unspecified number of guests, including Indians.

FGN14 LANKA-BLASTS-TOURISM

Sri Lanka tourism industry to take a beating from Easter blasts: industry officials

Colombo: Sri Lanka's tourism industry, the mainstay of its economy, is set to get affected due to the Easter Sunday's deadly blasts which killed over 300 people, the industry officials said Tuesday.

FGN42 UK-TRUMP-LD VISIT

Trump to make first state visit to UK in June

London: US President Donald Trump will make his first state visit to the UK between June 3 and 5, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday, more than two years after an invitation was first extended. By Aditi Khanna

FGN21 JAPAN-INDIAN

Indian-origin 'Yogi' wins ward assembly elections in Japan

Tokyo: A 41-year-old Indian-origin Japanese, who goes by the nickname "Yogi", has been elected to Tokyo's Edogawa Ward assembly, becoming the first Indian to win an election in Japan.

FGN29 NEPAL-PRESIDENT-CHINA

Nepal's President to start nine-day visit to China

Katmandu: Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari will be on a nine-day visit to China from Friday, during which she will address the second international meeting on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a pet project of President Xi Jinping to consolidate Beijing's influence abroad. By Shirish B Pradhan.

FGN45 UN-LANKA-CHILDREN

At least 45 children killed in Sri Lanka attacks: UN

Geneva: At least 45 children were among the more than 320 people killed in suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, the United Nations said Tuesday. (AFP)

FGN41 UN-SPECIES-LD EXTINCTION

One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report

Paris: Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends. (AFP)

FGN33 MYANMAR-LD LANDSLIDE

More than 50 feared killed in landslide at Myanmar jade mine

Yangon: More than 50 people are feared killed after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners while they were sleeping, local police said Tuesday, the latest deadly accident in a notoriously dangerous industry. (AFP)

FGN40 RUSSIA-NKOREA-SUMMIT

N Korea's Kim to meet Putin Thursday in Russia's Far East

Moscow: Kim Jong Un and President Vladimir Putin will meet in Russia's Far East on Thursday, the Kremlin said, as the North Korean leader looks to rebuild ties with an old ally amid a standoff with the United States.